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Blogstorm Erupts Over Pluto's Downgrade to Dwarf Planet

The decision by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to drop Pluto as a planet has ignited a blogstorm. August 28, 2006

When Libel Sinks a Novel

It is extremely unusual for a novel to get dropped because of libel concerns, but it does happen. August 28, 2006

GameDaily Offers Blogging Tips

GameDaily offers a pretty candid assesment of the threat bloggers (in this case videogame bloggers) pose to the media and publishing industries. August 27, 2006

Stowe Boyd Auctions Podosphere Domain

Stowe Boyd has put the domain podosphere. August 27, 2006

WikiCharts Shows Most Visited Wikipedia Articles

A new website called WikiCharts is listing the top articles from Wikipedia. August 27, 2006

Blog Search Vanishes From Yahoo News

Yahoo has pulled the blog search from the Yahoo News homepage. August 26, 2006

Stephen Colbert's Jedi Videos

Stephen Colbert is making use of the popularity of user generated content and user videos with his Jedi Video Editing challenge. August 26, 2006

Weblogs Inc Launches Fitness Blog

Weblogs, Inc. August 26, 2006

Time Inc. Sinks Office Pirates

Time Inc. August 25, 2006

Blogging Mistakes to Avoid

You can improve your blog's performance and avoid pitfalls by learning to avoid mistakes that thousands of other bloggers have already made. August 25, 2006

Dan Woodrell Talks Country Noir

Author Dan Woodrell discusses his brand of "country noir" with The Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Trachtenberg. August 25, 2006

You Say Pluto, I Say Pluton

The International Astronomical Union ("IAU") General Assembly has voted to strip Pluto of its designation as a planet because it does not meet the new defining criteria of a planet: that it have sufficient gravity to be a sphere shape and that it be the largest object in its area of space (Pluto is a sphere, but scientists have discovered there are tens of thousands of asteroids that are bigger than Pluto). August 24, 2006

Some Bloggers Blog Out

Wayne Hurlbert has an article at WebProNews about blog out. August 24, 2006

Forbes Lists 10 Surprising Six-Figure Jobs

An article from Forbes lists ten surprising six-figure jobs. August 24, 2006

BabyUniverse Acquires ePregnancy Assets

BabyUniverse, Inc. August 24, 2006

New Blog Covers Green Celebs

A new blog called Ecorazzi is covering celebrities who are making an effort to heal the planet and fight global warming. August 23, 2006

Could Friendster Make a Comeback?

A BusinessWeek article considers a possible Friendster comeback bid. August 23, 2006

Seafish.org Launches Trawlerman Blog

Jimmy Buchan, one of that stars of BBC's Trawlermen series, has launched a blog on Seafish. August 23, 2006

Flexible Viewing Devices Will Change Media Experience

Vnunet. August 23, 2006

YouTube Stars Young and Old

YouTube stars come in all ages. August 22, 2006

Things That Make You a Blog Addict

Are you a blog addict? Shai Coggins has posted a funny list of things that show you are probably a genuine blog addict to her About Weblogs site. August 22, 2006

YouTube Gets in Bed With Paris Hilton

YouTube. August 22, 2006

Snakes on Top of a Box Office

The promotional blast from the blogosphere was not as big as had been anticipated but it was just enough to push Snakes on a Plane to the number one box office spot for the weekend. August 22, 2006

Hallmark Launches Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Hallmark has launched a women's lifestyle magazine called Hallmark Magazine. It will features craft ideas, recipes, person of interest stories and more. August 22, 2006

Laurell K. Hamilton Gives Dating Advice to Her Characters

Bestselling novelist Laurell K. August 22, 2006